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Blooming Grove High School

212 W GRADY ST, BLOOMING GROVE, TX 76626 · (903) 695-2541 · Navarro County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools

Enrollment
288
High
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
140 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98028%
Grade 107626%
Grade 117125%
Grade 126121%
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
16658%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
9834%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15152%
Female
13748%

School pathway

Feeds from
Blooming Grove JH06–08
Based on grade levels within BLOOMING GROVE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading7.0%58.0%17.0%18.0%
Mathematics25.0%37.0%29.0%9.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2665.0%62.0%
2024-2557.0%60.0%
2023-2460.0%47.0%
2022-2347.0%59.0%
2021-2214.0%17.0%
2020-2126.0%40.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Blooming Grove High School

Blooming Grove High School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Blooming Grove High School this school28848.6%64.0%
Nocona High School
NOCONA
25850.8%61.0%
Childress High School
CHILDRESS
31746.7%62.7%
Eastland High School
EASTLAND
28050.0%55.6%
Clifton High School
CLIFTON
31152.7%65.7%
Bruceville-Eddy High School
EDDY
20149.8%41.3%
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Blooming Grove High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.0%#379 of 1,385
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#248 of 1,425
▼ 24
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#473 of 1,425
▲ 180
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.5pp#780 of 1,184
Enrollment
ranked largest first
288#1,186 of 2,107
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#693 of 1,344
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.9%#516 of 1,346
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.6%#1,037 of 1,522
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.4%#625 of 672
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
288
0 (0%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528819.414.8:149% (140)
2023-2427924.711.3:148% (133)
2022-2326722.112.1:152% (140)
2020-212882412.0:156% (160)
2017-1828423.911.9:143% (122)
2015-162692411.2:149% (131)
2010-112612610.0:145% (117)
2000-012162010.8:114% (31)
1990-913322314.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blooming Grove High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (284 to 288); teachers down 19% (23.9 to 19.4).

About Blooming Grove High School

Blooming Grove High School is a very small high school for students in BLOOMING GROVE, Texas. Federal data show 288 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.

The district, BLOOMING GROVE ISD, has 935 students enrolled across 3 schools.

The largest group at Blooming Grove High School is White students, at 58%. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Navarro County residents are about 58% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.

On staff are 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Blooming Grove High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 49%. Public schools in Navarro County average 71%.

Blooming Grove High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Texas public high schools.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Blooming Grove High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 64.0% actual against 52.9% predicted.

Census data for Navarro County show median household income comes to about $63,111, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,681, Blooming Grove High School among them.

Blooming Grove JH is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Blooming Grove High School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.0% against a local average of 36.3%.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Federal data show 288 students in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.0:1 to 14.8:1.

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Navarro County at a glance

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Population
54,711
Census ACS
Median income
$63,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,681 students

Quick facts

School name
Blooming Grove High School
District
BLOOMING GROVE ISD
Address
212 W GRADY ST, BLOOMING GROVE, TX 76626
Phone
(903) 695-2541
County
Navarro County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
288
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
140 (49%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481047000525
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Blooming Grove High School
What is the total enrollment at Blooming Grove High School?
Blooming Grove High School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Blooming Grove High School serve?
Blooming Grove High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blooming Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blooming Grove High School is approximately 14.8:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Blooming Grove High School?
Blooming Grove High School reports a student body of 58% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Blooming Grove High School?
Blooming Grove High School is overseen by BLOOMING GROVE ISD in Navarro County.
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